Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops Review: Crappy or Not?

Michael Cheney’s Claims

Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops is getting a lot of attention through its sales page that’s powered by good copywriting and its affiliates who’re sending tons of emails to their lists to promote it.

Michael Cheney claims he makes an almost effortless $39,041.46 every month. It’s interesting to note how he makes that figure with its fractions consistently. How’s that possible? Amazing! He further claims that his Commission Black Ops includes the best sales tactics known to the human race that even stark newbies can use to amass a fortune for themselves.

He says his method is so efficient that it can make you $1000 per day without investing a cent on paid traffic. These are amazing claims. Let’s see how true they are.

I’m not an affiliate of Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops. I’m only reviewing it objectively as I’ve reviewed several other Internet Marketing products in the past. I do this to protect the many innocent folks who’re looking to escape the heat of the degenerating economy through Internet Marketing.

These folks hope to buy and use the various Internet Marketing training products put out there to enable them start Internet-based businesses of their own. Unfortunately, most of those products are useless and the average help seeker who uses the Internet doesn’t know how to tell the few, good products from the many crappy ones.

So, I offer them a chance to take a sneak peak at the products they may be looking to buy through my objective reviews, which are intended to help them make informed decisions as to whether a particular product of interest is for them or not.

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If you lack the time to read the details of the review, here’s the short version: Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops isn’t as the sales page claims. Your chances of making $1000 per day with it are very slim.You’ll discover that there’s really nothing exceptionally revealing or new about it. Some of the information in it are actually stuff you can get for free on the Internet. I provided proof for all these within the main body of the review below.

I bought Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops

Right after I paid for Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops to check it out and possibly reap its benefits, I was faced with a lineup of upsells and down sells. See the images below for an idea.

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I went through the entire training after which I started wondering, “Is this how to make 39,041.46 consistently every month?” Maybe it is or maybe not, depending on how you want to look at it. If you’d like to consistently make $39,041.46 per month in your dreams, I think it’s entirely possible. But if not, I seriously doubt it because of what contents the training is made of.

Michael Cheney is a very creative presenter, I give him that. He used expressions like “golden dropzone,” “choose your weapon,” “select your target,” ”set your battle tactics,” “fire at will” and so on as the captions for his training modules. But what he taught in his Commission Black Ops doesn’t qualify for the “the greatest commission-creating tactic known to man” as he put it on his sales page. If you doubt it read on and see for yourself.

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Basic Information, Nothing New

Selecting your target for instance, is all about finding profitable products to promote on JVZoo.com, JVNotifypro.com etc. As action-packed as that caption sounds, it’s just basic information that you probably already have. Chances are you already know how to find profitable products to promote across the different affiliate marketing platforms on the Internet.

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The word dropzone makes you think of paratroopers and exciting free falls, right? “Locating the golden dropzone,” as Michael Cheney put it, has nothing to do with excitement as you’ll see. It’s all about leveraging the pain and needs of your potential buyers to get them to buy stuff from you. Now, if you’re an experienced internet marketer at any level, you probably already know that people buy stuff from you only when you show them how it solves their problems or takes away their pain, right? So, what’s the biggie?

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The same goes for setting your battle tactics – you have to show folks how your offers will benefit them generally or meet their particular needs before they can buy from you. Really, there’s nothing so out of the ordinary about Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops. It’s pretty much the same things that have been rehashed and taught you repeatedly. The only difference this time is that Michael Cheney chose to present them with action-packed expressions.

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He Sells Free Information

If you’re an entry-level newbie, you’ll very likely find these things informative and beneficial. However, some of them are stuff you can get on the Internet for absolutely free.

For instance, if you want to know how to find profitable products to promote on JVZoo, all you have to do is type the related combination of words into the search bar of any of the search engines.

When I typed the words “how to find profitable products to promote on jvzoo youtube” into Google’s search bar, I got more than 200,000 free resources to use on the subject.

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Again, when I typed the word “how to find profitable products to promote on jvnotifypro youtube” I got over 80,000 free materials returned for me to benefit from without spending a dime.

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Theory

Sadly, the bulk of Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops is pure theory. There was nothing hands-on for newbies to practically progress with. If you’re an entry-level newbie, you could go through Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops from start to finish and have nothing to show for your training at the end of the day.

Final Rating: D

You can’t make $1000 per day with Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops. It’s composed of rehashed information you probably already have. Some of the information are readily available on the Internet for completely free and the bulk of the training is theory that can’t get you started on your way to Internet Marketing success. It’s getting a D rating instead of an F because you might pick one or two concepts that you might find new and useful as nobody knows it all in the Internet Marketing industry.

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You must have been very excited when you came across Michael Cheney’s Commission Black Ops, especially given the content of that sales page. However, now that you’ve read this review, what’s your take on it?

About the Author

Eugenson is just a regular guy, except he doesn't believe in the security of nine-to-five jobs and loves to launch out on his own, trying to realize his dreams his way and at his time. He's tried to make money online for quite some time now, purchasing product after product, and has been swindled by a lot of cyber-fraudsters masquerading as make-money-online messiahs. He has many passions, some of which include drawing, painting, writing, and watching comic movies.
He's on a revenge mission to hit fiendish scammers hard by writing reviews that reveal the truth about their unethical schemes and worthless products. He hopes to stifle their online, bloodsucking businesses by forewarning their potential victims and depriving them of the payments they depend on.
You can consider Eugenson a friend who's here to give you objective product reviews, helping you uncover the online vampires and discover genuine opportunities.

(32) comments

Boy am I happy I found your site, this how a review site should be done! I nearly bought some of the poorly rated courses listed here in the past.
Looking to sign up with Stack That Money or Wealthy Affiliate soon but really need info on product creation, which site would fit me best?
Will use your link ofc. Keep up the good work!

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Hey Brian! I don’t have an affiliate link in my review of it, but I think STM would be the better fit if product creation is your focus. As far as promoting the product once you created it – I think WA would be a good fit. But they’re pretty affiliate-centric, therefore there’s not much material regarding product creation (whereas there’s bound to be some with how experienced many of the contributors at STM are).

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I am a subscriber of NicheHacks.com(Stuart) and he promoted this sh*t product .. I did not mind his email series but oh boy, all the crappy experiences and sad things about how broke he are and how this crappy product WILL help me, even though I have no email list, bombards my inbox everyday.

I mean, why people promote this kind of crappy products which stains their reputation?

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Hey, I’m also a subscriber of Nichehacks and was on the verge of buying this product due to the fact that I have trust in Stuart. So glad I came across this review first! I am already a member of WA so it sounds like this wouldn’t have taught me anything new. I am supposed at Stuart promoting this but I guess everyone has to make a living! Thanks for the review

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I’m just learning about this and I have never done it before. I just a had a question or two. Can I work from my phone is a iPhone 6s. And I’m not asking you to go through the entire thiing in your answer but how do I get started and how will I get the training I need. I had to get out of the out of town work due to my dad getting sick so I wanted to be home more, and one more thing does it cost a lot to for getting the adds or material needed to start making money. If so how much or some of the cost just ballpark figures will I have to spend while I’m up and going. I’m serious about it and just though I could get some advice and answer a few of the questions. Thanks Brett

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I’m also a subscriber of Nichehacks. He promoted Commission Black Opt, I bought it because I trust him, but totally it’s crappy. Recently, he’s promoted something like “The Affiliate Godfather” or “The Cartel” from same Micheal Cheney. I don’t know if it is a good crappy product. I wonder why he can recommend his list about under-qualified products. I wasted too much time and money in such that product.

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I’m also a subscriber of Nichehacks, and I also bought the Commission Black Ops because Stuart promoted it even though it looked fishy. The Commission Black Ops keeps showing videos that show what can be done instead of going straight forward to how to do it, so it’s really frustrating.

I guess this is what all those internet marketers meant by shiny object syndrome. If any of you fellow beginning internet marketers already have a beginning point (free and trustworthy source) but are looking around for something that will make you “quick money,” don’t give in to the temptation and just keep digging at what you’ve started. There will be a lot of temptations along the way, but do not give into them and just keep doing what you’re supposed to. Eventually you’ll make your money.

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Save your $97. All re-packaged free stuff. Nothing here worth reading. Just move along. Probably get much better content by doing a Google search. If you buy it and think there’s valuable stuff, you are a real NEWBIE!

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Thank you for a very informative critique of Michael Cheney. I was just about to invest
the $97 when I thought there may be some independent individual out there who would give
his honest, unbiased opinion of Cheney’s work. So glad I read your article.

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I recently contacted Michael Cheney about his 7-Figure Franchise program and asked him to clarify some of the criticisms of the program. I was hoping to post the screenshot but don’t think that’s possible here so I’ll just copy-paste my question and his answer (which to his credit, I received in under 24hours):

[My question]

“Hi Michael,

I hope this reaches you specifically as I’d really appreciate first-hand clarification on this. I’m interested in the 7-figure franchise and will purchase once the following claims have been adequately addressed. As per a (critical) review online, please can you address the following:

1. The 6-month profit guarantee coincides with the 180-day expiration of Paypal’s buyer protection. Therefore if buyers are required to wait until then to see results, they lose any recourse through Paypal. What recourse do buyers have should such this (rather hefty) investment not pay off?

2. Are buyers warned with legal consequences for claiming a refund through Paypal? I understand that the program is non-refundable but would nonetheless like to know whether any potential lawsuits are involved!

3. How watertight is the claim of £24k by 6mo? What recourse do we have if the seller doesn’t make good on it? Is it part of a formal contract between buyer and seller?

4. Are there ongoing costs involved or is the program cost all we pay?

I realize you have no obligation to address any of this but it would be a huge confidence-booster if you did and only earn you more customers.

Thanks a ton in advance and I look forward to hearing from you!”

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[His response]

“You are the exact type of prospect we would never want to become a customer;

Demanding, cynical, conducting endless “due diligence” rather than taking action, questioning everything we do rather than taking it on face value etc.

Please do not but the 7-Figure Franchise or any of our other products – we need POSITIVE ACTION-TAKERS as our customer, not negative nellies seeking to find fault, find loopholes and putting the responsibility for success on other people’s shoulders rather than their own.

Best,

Michael”

So apparently ‘due diligence’ in an industry notorious for scams is being ‘demanding and cynical’ and ensuring your ~$2000 investment is worthwhile is being a ‘negative nelly’

I was almost on board with this program but the alarming level of defensiveness in his response is a massive red flag, especially given the large (~$2000) investment. If I were selling something that costly, virtually no question would be off-limits.

So I’m very disappointed and getting fast fed up with the IM scene. But I wanted to post this to help anyone else who might be curious because there is a serious (and suspicious if you ask me) lack of genuine reviews on this product atm.

I don’t know if you guys have thought about doing a review of this product? If so, that would be a huge help since we know Cheney isn’t interested in anything other than praise and compliments about his products.

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Hate to read that you’re get fed up with the IM scene. Yes, without doubt it is swarming with Snake Oil salesmen exploiting the unaware but my advice would be to figure it out for yourself.

I only came across Michael Cheney yesterday when I happened across a webinar promoting his 7 Figure Franchise programme and just thought I’d check him out (which I rarely do as I have long since learnt that most of these products are total crap, their only purpose being to line the pockets of their creator.

It never ceases to amaze me how complicated they make it sound at one point in the webinar Michael showed a screen shot depicting all the things one needs to do in order to have a successful business-complete rubbish. Clearly the intention was to convince ‘newbies’ that they’ll never make money without his system.

Several years ago when I started out try to make money online I chose a weight-loss product, built a pretty crappy site with WordPress, fashioned a ‘giveaway’ and an email series and linked it up to Aweber. I wrote several articles and submitted them to various directories then one day I was signing in to my AOL account when I saw an article on the Huffington Post about dieting. I wrote a comment along with a link to my website and pretty much forgot about it. The following day I was absolutely astounded to see that I had got 300 people signing up on my list. Over the week about 15% unsubscribed-probably as my email series was bobbins but by the last email contained a link to the product of which 17 people bought. As the commission was £42 (about $63 in those days) I made £714/$1071 with a crappy site, a crappy email series and a crappy comment. I (stupidly) have never done anything with it since-can you believe that? Anyway that site is still there and continues to make the occasional sale.

I’ve ‘dicked about’ with IM for the past few years but now due to the job about to go belly up I’m back with a vengence and this time I’ll see it through-without a rip off merchant in sight.

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THANKS so so much. I was seriously discussing this and the 2K odd $ is massive in my current situation. When I started asking basic questions about structure n content n timing, such as how long do we get mentored or why is it different especially for mature, skilled people. I received similar to above, some people think too deep, ask too much n arent who we want to help make Leaders. I shared some things, but not enough. ….

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Hi I watched the Franchise presentation last evening (04 10 17) it was introduced by Micheal and given by Jeremy Gislason. Now, I’m no expert on IM but, after a 43 year career in sales I know a thing or two about presentation and closing techniques.

The unholy three elements of the scam were present. I’m NOT calling anyone a scamster here, I could be entirely wrong. In fact I hope I am because a lot of people said yes to his offer last night.

These elements can be dressed up prettily but are recognisable once you are aware of what they are. OK so Number 1: An absolute bargain. His drop closing was very standard it could be $20000 gradually coming down to $1997 sound like a bargain. “2: It has to be NOW! No time to check anything independently, it’s now or never! and 3: Cash or cash equivalent.

There was also a very vague guarantee (quite usual in these presentations) No money back offer. Why not if it’s as good as they say? OK so PayPal was a clever inclusion but, as you say, 180 day cut off is exactly the length of the so-called guarantee. Anyone hear the ding-a-ling of warning bells?
The other thing that alarmed me about the presentation was the hyperbole, the gross figures and the shovelling of sunshine into my every orifice!
I also looked up some of the names of people giving it the thumbs up. Maybe it’s me, but I couldn’t find them. To be fair, though, I’ll look again though.

In conclusion: I’m not saying there isn’t money to be made by using this product but I seriously doubt that the figures quoted are achievable by everyone who tries it.
The presenters know they are safe though because we punters tend to blame ourselves for not being good enough when we fail at something. Rarely do we blame the sunshine shovellers.
Here endeth the rant!

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Thanks for this, I almost wasted an hour and a half to watch this Michael Cheney video. But I’m glad I researched him before I did. Glad I found this. I think I’m going to look over your site and partake in what you’re offering instead.

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Wow, I almost spend my time watching the 1 hour 17 minute video but my experiences in Network Marketing tells me that this might be a Ponzi Scheme or another Network Marketing kind of campaign just less than 8 minutes after watching.

Immediately I search for Reviews using Google and read several (almost all negative) and then yours. Boy, was I glad that I do not have to go through it.

I think I have more valuable data that I could giveaway on my blog or membership site instead.

Perhaps, I should continuing follow Sam’s way of doing thing to earn some petty cash instead.

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Thanks for your review, I’d just finished watching Michael Cheney’s sales video, after being recommended by a highly recommended solo ad vendor called Igor Kheifets. Because I trust Igor (so far) I thought i would take a look at Michael Cheneys offer, as Igor was promoting it as his current best converting offer. I think I am going to give it a bit more thought now, especially after hearing the response from Michael to reasonable and sensible questions! Thanks for the great site, keep up the good work!

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Thanks for posting this. I was directed to “The Commission Machine” through one of his affiliates who I trust and read all the hype and bought it. Within 60 seconds, literally as soon as I bought it I was being upsold a bunch of other stuff in order to get the benefits he claimed I was going to get to begin with. But I figured, hey, the good stuff is coming after the orientation call.

The red flags turned into screaming sirens with the orientation webinar. First of all, despite saying repeatedly it was a “live call” it clearly was a recording. He peppered in “interactive” questions in which the answers from the audience would always be “yes!” and he read a generic list of names in an over the top attempt to make it seem like it was live. Then of course, you could never see a list of the other attendees on the webinar or anything they were writing, so we just had to take Michael’s word that the webinar was “full.” So after about an hour of pretty much just hype and throwing out big numbers, the big moment arrives when you learn you have to pay $4,000 to join 7 Figure Franchise in order to get any of this stuff that he claims was going to make you all that money way back on the squeeze page for Commission Machine. But wait, there’s more! If you used the super secret, only for this call code of, wait for it, SAVE, and you are one of the first 15 to click the link, you can get it all for $1,997. And after that pitch, during a supposed “Q&A session” wouldn’t you know it, nearly all of the questions were “have the first 15 been taken yet?” and miraculously, there were always “just a few spots left.” Oh, and despite being told the webinar wouldn’t be recorded, after the Q&A, they started a replay of the whole thing “for those who joined late.” I thought it wasn’t being recorded?

So what I learned from the training was that this whole thing IS his “Super Funnel” system, exactly as he described, and that I was the product. Essentially no information was given in an over hour long orientation call beyond captain obvious tips of spamming Twitter and Facebook posts with affiliate links (and who doesn’t love it when somebody comes along and posts an entirely irrelevant spam link in a thread?), it was just a sales pitch for his “big ticket” item, and I’m sure if I would have bought it, I’d be dumped into the next funnel to buy even more.

Perhaps the biggest turn off of all, and its hard to pick one because there were so many, was a supposed question from somebody saying the price was steep for them in their current financial situation. So his answer was, since you’re broke, you need this more than other people, because it will make you so much money. Even providing that it, like everything else, was a fake question, I felt like that was irresponsible to anyone actually listening who felt like that.